Things to Do

A teen girl pauses to take in the view of dunes illuminated at sunset as she hikes up a dune slope

NPS/Patrick Myers

Hiking and Backpacking

 
A teen girl sandboards down a dune

NPS/Arrow Myers

Sandboarding and Sand Sledding

 
A teen girl floats on an inflatable tube down a creek with a wave flowing across sand

NPS/Patrick Myers

Splashing in Medano Creek

 
A ranger stands in front of a screen at the amphitheater at sunset, starting an evening program

NPS/Patrick Myers

Free Ranger Programs

 
Milky Way Galaxy over a Dune Ridge

NPS/Patrick Myers

Experience the Night

 
Black and White Photography of Dune Ridges

NPS/Patrick Myers

Photography

 
A jeep crosses Medano Creek along the Medano Pass Road with gold aspen trees around the road

NPS/Patrick Myers

4WD Medano Pass Road

 
A view of one side of the visitor center diorama depicting ecosystems from wetlands to tundra

NPS/Patrick Myers

Visitor Center

 
Two people sit on horses at Music Pass, with an alpine basin of trees and tundra with patches of snow

NPS/Patrick Myers

Horseback Riding

 
A woman sits in a baloon tire wheelchair on the sand beside a shallow creek and dunes

NPS/Patrick Myers

Accessible Activities

 
Junior Ranger Book Cover with Pastel Drawing of Dunes

Junior Ranger Program

 
Sandhill Cranes Flying in front of the Dunes at Sunset

NPS/Patrick Myers

Sandhill Crane Migration (Spring and Fall)


 
People stand below a waterfall in a crevasse

NPS/Patrick Myers

Nearby Attractions

 
Fat Bike on Sand

NPS photo

Fat Biking Medano Pass Road

 
A fisherman holds a trout with red sides above an alpine lake

Kevin Terry, Trout Unlimited

Fishing

 
Park ranger holding a color sketch of the dunes, with the dunes and snowcapped mountain in the background

NPS/Ian Knoerl

Sketching the Dunes

 
A blue Jeep drives on a forested road

jeep.com

Commercial Tours and Jeep Rentals

 
Two women smile wearing hunter orange and camouflage

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Hunting

(only in national preserve during legal seasons)

Last updated: July 9, 2025

Contact Info

Mailing Address:

Visitor Center
11999 State Highway 150
Mosca, CO 81146

Phone:

(719) 378-6395
General Park and Preserve information: (719) 378-6395 Emergencies (Police, Fire, Medical): Dial 911. Non-emergencies (Police, Fire, Medical): call (719) 589-5807

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